Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
3
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
16
16
30
44
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
E
10
N
10
NNW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
N
0
NNE
5
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:47PM2.07m
11:20AM2.09m
11:35PM2.02m
12:11PM2.05m
00:27AM1.94m
1:06PM2.00m
Low Tide
5:06AM0.08m
5:33PM0.24m
5:55AM0.12m
6:26PM0.30m
6:47AM0.19m
7:23PM0.37m
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6:56
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Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
16
14
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
12
11
11
10
13
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
11
11
10
13
12
13
14
11
11
10
10
10
13
11
13
9
9
8
7
10
16
17
14
10
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